For the fourth straight February, we ventured to Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala to escape the cold, relax a little, and battle loads of sailfish. As has become the norm, we took a different path to and from Guatemala – part of that was flight economics, part of it was because we had to spend a few days on the way back in Nashville for the Safari Club International Convention. Here are some notes, in no particular order.

I’ve been a cheerleader for CLEAR and it continues to impress me with its expanding set of services. But this week I read an article that didn’t necessarily change my mind, but caused me to reassess the service slightly. David Zipper raised several criticisms in, “Annoyed With Clear, the Company That Fast-Tracks Its Customers Through Airports?”